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incident

[in-si-duhnt] / ˈɪn sɪ dənt /


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"There are literally two options left," Incident Commander Craig Covey said.

From Barron's • May 23, 2026

From 1950 to 2022, the state recorded a total of 202 shark-related incidents, of which nearly 90% were believed to involve white sharks, according to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Shark Incident Database.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

Head of Flood and Incident Risk Management at Natural Resources Wales, Jeremy Parr, said that the river's levels had reached 18 times their normal capacity, the equivalent weight of 371 cars.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

The school said it is working closely with external agencies, including a Cyber Incident Response Team from the Department for Education, as well as IT experts from the trust.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026

I expected the Director to seek me out after the Incident, but when a few days had passed, I assumed he was no longer interested in me.

From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed




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